Hummer H3T Concept

2004 Los Angeles Auto Show

One of the worst-kept secrets in the business is secret no longer: GM will introduce a smaller Hummer-brand vehicle called—you’ll never guess!—the H3. The vehicle pictured here is a pickup-truck concept introduced at the Los Angeles auto show. It’s called the H3 T (presumably the T stands for “truck”). Note the nifty little cargo-access door in the bed wall. It’s not yet clear whether the production H3 will come in pickup and SUV versions. Underneath the characteristic gyrene Hummer styling, complete with faux-military leanings, is a version of the recently introduced Chevrolet Colorado/GMC Canyon pickups. The four-wheel-drive H3 T concept is powered by a version of the inline five that’s available in the Colorado/Canyon. But in the Hummer concept the I-5 is turbocharged to 350 horsepower and 350 pound-feet of torque. Although the eventual production engine might not make that much power, a turbocharged inline five has long been in the works at GM Powertrain. The real production H3 isn’t likely to make it to dealer showrooms until early 2005.